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As a poet, a visual artist, a writer of short fiction, an
editor, a diplomat, and a spokesperson for peace and ecological
responsibility, P. K. Page has enjoyed a varied career. She has
contributed invaluably to the development of a modernist poetics in
Canada, and her accomplished body of work, now spanning more than
six decades, has been praised for its brilliant imagery, its
technical virtuosity, and its intuition of an unseen order beyond
the senses. A Companion of the Order of Canada and a member of the
League of Canadian Poets, Page has received numerous awards,
including the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary
honour.

Patricia Kathleen Page was born in Swanage, England, in 1916.
Her mother, Rose Laura (…

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